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Manchester United will be looking to put an end to a three-game winless streak against Tottenham when the two sides meet in the Premier League later today.

Christian Eriksen quickly went from hero to villain in United's last outing, with the midfielder scoring before giving away possession for the FC Twente goal as Erik ten Hag's side drew 1-1 in the Europa League. Three wins from their first seven games of the season across all competitions isn't the greatest start from United, and a tough test awaits on Sunday when Ten Hag's side welcomes Spurs to Old Trafford.

United only took one point from their two games against Spurs last season, losing 2-0 in north London before being held to a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford. There are no new injury concerns for Ten Hag's side, with Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Victor Lindelof, and Tyrell Malacia remaining on the sidelines.

So, can United end their winless streak against Spurs? Let's take a look.

We simulated Man United vs Spurs to get a score prediction

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Ugarte, Mainoo, Fernandes; Amad, Hojlund, Rashford.

We predict that Spurs could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Johnson.

United had the best possible start at Old Trafford, with an early corner seeing Matthijs de Ligt rise highest and head home to give the hosts an early lead. The goal gave Ten Hag's side a huge confidence boost, and 20 minutes in, they managed to double their lead.

After scoring the opening goal, De Ligt was involved again, winning back possession with a great challenge on Brennan Johnson before sending a long ball forward. His pass beat the Spurs high line to send Rasmus Hojlund through on goal, and the striker kept his composure to fire home and make it 2-0.

Pape Sarr intercepted Kobbie Mainoo's pass deep in the United half, allowing Spurs to hit the hosts on the break. Sarr carried the ball forward before placing the ball into the path of Dejan Kulusevski, and after cutting back onto his left, he curled his strike into the far corner to make it 3-1.

Kulusevski's close-range strike wasn't followed by any more goals as United defended well to pick up a fantastic three points.

EA FC 25 predicted final score: Man United 3-1 Spurs

What do you think the final score will be? Let us know in the comments!

Manchester United will look to return to winning ways against Tottenham following two successive draws in the Premier League and Europa League respectively.

Erik ten Hag's side could only manage a goalless draw at Crystal Palace last weekend before drawing 1-1 to FC Twente in the Europa League this week. Christian Eriksen netted the opener in the first half before a mistake led to Sam Lammers' equaliser the other side of half time.

Tottenham, meanwhile, are in search of back-to-back wins in the league after cruising past Brentford at home. They also kicked off their Europa League campaign with a 3-0 win over Qarabag FK despite being down to ten men after Radu Dragusin was sent off in the seventh minute.

Ahead of what promises to be an interesting affair, MEN Sport brings you all the information on how to follow the match.

When is kick-off?

The match between Manchester United and Tottenham will kick-off at 4:30pm on Sunday, September 29.

Is it on TV?

Yes, the match will be available to watch on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage starting at 4pm.

If you're outside of the UK, you can tune in to proceedings via one of the Premier League's international broadcast partners, with a full list available here.

How else can I follow?

MEN Sport will be at Old Trafford to bring you all the updates before, during and after the game. Our live blog will be available a few hours before the game.

Alternatively, you can tune into BBC Radio 5 Live to listen to the match.

How can I watch the highlights?

Highlights will be available shortly after the game on the Sky Sports website and United's YouTube channel.

BBC's Match of the Day will also provide all the highlights from the games on Sunday which you can catch at 10:30pm.

Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur has the potential to be one of the most chaotic games in the Premier League season.

United welcome Ange Postecoglou’s men to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon with both teams sitting 10th and 11th in the table. Both teams have won two, drew one and lost one of their opening five games this season.

There are always goals when these two teams clash with more than one goal scored just once October 2017. Last season, Old Trafford hosted a thriller as Rodrigo Bentancur rescued a 2-2 draw for the north Londoners.

This time, United and Spurs have their fragilities and are there for the taking. It's expected to be one of the games of the weekend and pundits across the football industry have their say on who they think will come out on top.

Former United defender Gary Neville and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher have both backed Erik ten Hag's men to climb above Tottenham with three points. "I think Man United are winning that game," Neville said on Stick to Football.

"They struggle to score goals Man United, but I just think Sunday, it will be a good atmosphere and Tottenham is always a good game at Old Trafford. I will go 2-1 Man United."

Carragher added: "2-1 Man United - when you start to say Man United played well away at Palace and they drew 0-0, it's like 'Oh my God'." They both adjusted their prediction later on, with Neville saying: "Shall we raise them and go 3-1 [Roy Keane and Ian Wright predicted 2-1] I think we will get a third goal late on."

Writing in his BBC Sport predictions, Chris Sutton has questioned United's performance levels so far. "My first thought was that I fancy Manchester United to win this but, the more I think about it, the less likely that seems," he said.

"United made heavy weather of their Europa League draw with FC Twente on Wednesday, with a performance that was very uninspiring.

"Mind you, we need to see more from Spurs in the final third too, so I am going to stick with my instincts and go for a United win. Let me explain why.

"In my opinion, United cannot beat Spurs by going toe-to-toe with them, but there is an argument that Tottenham's playing style will suit Erik ten Hag, because it is in these sort of games where Ten Hag's counter-attack football works best.

"I am not exactly confident they will beat Spurs though.

"What worries me most about tipping United is what happens in the centre of the park. Are United going to rely on Christian Eriksen again, against his former club. A great player, but does he have the legs?"

Alan Shearer has predicted a draw, pointing towards both teams' struggles. "This is a huge game in terms of the top four," he said to Metro.

"Both teams haven’t had the start they wanted albeit Spurs won last weekend, it’s a really tough one to call. Both teams aren’t in great form. It won’t be a great result for either team but I can see this being a draw."

He added: "Spurs have players that can hurt United. James Maddison is a top player, he’s one of the players that could say he played his part and did okay during Spurs’ slow start to the season. I’m a fan of his, I like what he brings to the team and he got his goal last weekend. Confidence wise, that’ll be great for him and he’ll play a huge part, absolutely.

Manchester United will be targeting a return to winning ways when they welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

United, who have failed to win any of their last three meetings with the Londoners, played out a second successive draw on Wednesday night, drawing 1-1 with FC Twente in their Europa League opener. Christian Eriksen opened the scoring with a brilliant strike but the Reds were pegged back with just over 20 minutes left on the clock.

Despite producing what could only be described as a regressive performance, it did extend their unbeaten run to four matches. However, they will have to produce something much better against Ange Postecoglou's troops to get back to winning ways.

United head into the clash with Spurs, who are also currently locked on seven points, without any fresh injury concerns from their midweek stalemate. It means manager Erik ten Hag could shuffle his pack in the hope of getting a response out of his players.

However, Andre Onana is expected to keep his place in goal. He will be targeting a third successive Premier League clean sheet after recently keeping both Southampton and Crystal Palace at bay.

As far as the back-four is concerned, Ten Hag has deployed the same quartet in defence for each of United's last three league games and is unlikely to change it this weekend. It means Matthijs de Ligt should return in place of Harry Maguire after being named on the bench against Twente.

United are still stretched in the full-back department, meaning Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot should start at right-back and left-back, respectively, once again.

In midfield, Ten Hag, once again, has a puzzle to try and solve. Manuel Ugarte made his second start for the club against Twente and was partnered by Eriksen, who scored his third goal in as many games, but was later guilty of committing an error in the build up to Twente's leveller.

Kobbie Mainoo is likely to return to the starting line up against Spurs, meaning Eriksen, after four successive starts, could be sacrificed. Ugarte will be itching to make his first league start for the club and embed himself in United's first-choice midfield.

Bruno Fernandes, despite the poor nature of his performance on Wednesday evening, is almost guaranteed to retain his place at the tip of the midfield.

Ten Hag also faces a dilemma in the wide areas. Marcus Rashford was recalled against Twente and was one of United's better performers, meaning he should retain his place on the left.

Pre-match, Ten Hag cited the left-wing as Alejandro Garnacho's best role, meaning Amad could once again retain his place on the right. Rasmus Hojlund could bag his first start of the season after making a second successive appearance via the bench against Twente.

Erik ten Hag has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Manchester United's Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

United will look to return to winning ways after two successive draws in the league and Europa League. After a stalemate with Crystal Palace last weekend, United drew 1-1 against Twente at Old Trafford this week.

Ahead of the clash Tottenham, targeting back-to-back wins, have Son Heung-min as a doubt for the game. Head coach Ange Postecoglou confirmed a late call will be made on their captain.

The 32-year-old had to be substituted in the second half of Tottenham's Europa League win over Qarabag on Thursday after feeling fatigue in his hamstring. He received treatment on the pitch shortly after Dominic Solanke netted his side's final goal in a 3-0 win.

During his press-conference on Friday, Postecoglou said: "Still early days from last night. The boys are fairly tired, the ones who put in a shift. Apart from Sonny, everybody is okay and Sonny I don’t think is too bad.

“He wants to train tomorrow and we will see how it goes and make a decision from there. We have another day up our sleeve to give him every chance.” Son hasn't been sidelined with injury since November 2022, when he fractured his eye socket.

Although United have no fresh injury concerns, MEN Sport has taken a look at those players that will remain sidelined for Tottenham's visit.

Luke Shaw

Injury: Calf.

What Ten Hag has said: "I think it's probably [before the international break], but I can't say this for 100 per cent sure. The plan is to be back before, but it can be a short while after," Ten Hag explained this week.

Possible return date: October 2024.

Leny Yoro

Injury: Fractured metatarsal.

Possible return date: November 2024.

Victor Lindelof

Injury: Toe.

After being involved in Tuesday's opening training session at Carrington ahead of the draw with Twente, he could be available this weekend.

Possible return date: September 29 vs (Tottenham Hotspur).

Tyrell Malacia

Injury: Knee.

What Ten Hag has said: "He is not that far [off], but he is now in a progress situation. At a relatively short notice, he can again return into team training and then into team performance in games. I think it would be possible [to be available again] in two months."

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou insists they will give club captain Son Heung-Min every opportunity to prove his fitness ahead of their trip to Manchester United on Sunday.

Son limped off in the 71st minute of Tottenham's 3-0 win over Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday evening with a hamstring injury.

However, the 32-year-old is keen to train on Saturday ahead of their trip to the North West and Postecoglou says they will make a decision over his availability after that.

"I think obviously it is still early days from last night," Postecoglou told our sister title Football.London.

"[It is] Fair to say the boys are fairly tired, the ones who put in a shift. Apart from Sonny everybody is okay and Sonny I don’t think is too bad.

"He wants to train tomorrow and we will see how it goes and make a decision from there. We have another day up our sleeve to give him every chance.

"Obviously with Wilson [Odebert] out, we're kind of limited and with Richy [Richarlison] out because Richy can play there as well. We are kind of limited but Timo [Werner] and Mikey [Moore] can certainly come into the frame.

"We have Deki Kulusevski who can play wide as well so we've got some options there, but firstly we'll see how Sonny is."

Both sides have made underwhelming starts to the season and head into the clash with seven points from a possible 15 in their opening five Premier League matches.

After finishing eighth last season, despite winning the FA Cup, United manager Erik ten Hag is already under pressure this term and that was only heightened by a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente in their Europa League opener.

However, Postecoglou has defended the United boss' record in charge at Old Trafford, suggesting the fact he has won two trophies in two seasons is not 'insignificant'.

"There’s always some manager under pressure," Postecoglou added. "I think it’s must be one of those spinning boards with all our faces on it and whatever it lands on he cops it for a week or two.

"I think Erik in a real tough job has done really well. He keeps mentioning he's won two trophies and he has. I don't think that's insignificant. People keep telling me that’s what I have to do, but it's obviously not all you have to do, because even when you do that, there's more.

Following Wednesday night's frustrating 1-1 draw with FC Twente in the Europa League, Manchester United face a quick turnaround this weekend when they welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford.

Five games into the 2024/25 Premier League season, Erik ten Hag's men find themselves 11th on seven points. Victory on Sunday could see them climb as high as fifth, depending on results elsewhere.

Fortunately for them, Spurs have also struggled. Ange Postecoglou's men have an identical record to United with two wins, a draw, and two defeats. The North Londoners sit just above the Red Devils in 10th on goal difference.

Whoever wins will be hoping it propels their Premier League season with both managers facing heat for their starts. However, there are players from both clubs who will miss Sunday's Super Sunday clash. Here, MEN Sport breaks down every player who could be unavailable at Old Trafford.

Let's start with United. Ten Hag's injury problems have somewhat calmed down. Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount are now available after missing the early parts of the season. However, there are still four absences.

Summer signing Leny Yoro remains out with a fractured metatarsal suffered in his opening game of the pre-season tour of the United States. Victor Lindelof is out with a toe injury and has not been in a single matchday squad so far this season.

Perhaps the most annoying injury for United is Luke Shaw. The left-back missed the start of the campaign, despite playing for England in the summer, but there is hope he will return before the October international break, if not just after. Tyrell Malacia is also out but finally back in training.

All four players are defenders, meaning United have a strong arsenal of attacking options, unlike Tottenham. Spurs go into Sunday's game sweating over the fitness of Son Heung-min after he was forced off with 15 minutes to spare.

Postecoglou said he had not spoken to Son or the medical team in the aftermath of Thursday's Europa League win over Qarabag. However, on Friday, Postecoglou confirmed the attacker will undergo a late fitness test.

"Apart from Sonny, everyone's ok, but I don't think it's too bad [with Sonny]," he said. "He wants to train tomorrow so we'll see how he goes at training and make a decision from there. We have another day up our sleeve to give him every chance."

Fellow attacker Richarlison is also out, having sustained an injury over the summer. Wilson Odobert missed last week's game with Brentford and Thursday night's game with Qarabag.

It means United's backline is slightly weaker, and Spurs' forward line could be without some key options.

Tottenham Hotspur have been handed an injury scare to Son Heung-Min ahead of the clash against Manchester United.

On Sunday, United will return to Premier League action at Old Trafford against Spurs. Erik ten Hag's side go into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw with FC Twente in the Europa League in midweek.

Spurs were also playing their first Europa League match of the campaign on Thursday night when they faced Qarabag in North London. Tottenham claimed a 3-0 win with goals from Brennan Johnson, Pape Matar Sarr and Dominic Solanke, with Radu Dragusin being sent off in the seventh minute.

However, after Solanke scored Tottenham's third, there appeared to be a fitness concern for Son. The Spurs captain received treatment moments after the goal before being substituted and replaced by Timo Werner in the 71st minute.

Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou was asked about the potential injury scare to Son ahead of the clash against United this weekend. The Tottenham manager admitted he was unsure if the forward had suffered an injury with further tests by the medical staff to come.

"I haven't spoken to him," Postecoglou told reporters when asked about Son's fitness. "He said he felt a bit tired but I haven't spoken to him or medicals yet."

It remains to be seen if Son will be available to face United this weekend. Ten Hag and Co. will have their own injury concerns to deal with going into Sunday's clash at Old Trafford.

Leny Yoro, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, and Tyrell Malacia all missed the draw with FC Twente due to their respective injury concerns. Lindelof and Malacia are nearing returns, while Yoro and Shaw will not be back until later in the year.

Manchester United will be eyeing a return to winning ways when they face Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

The Reds, who are winless in their last three meetings with Spurs, registered a second successive stalemate on Wednesday night, drawing 1-1 with FC Twente in their Europa League opener. Sam Lammers' second-half effort cancelled out Christian Eriksen's opener to secure the Dutch outfit a share of the spoils.

United will be determined to get back on track this weekend and record a third Premier League win of the campaign. Both themselves and Spurs have taken seven points from their opening five matches.

One of the few positives United took from the draw with Twente was the fact they navigated the game without encountering any fresh injury concerns. Manager Erik ten Hag, speaking on Thursday afternoon, did not report any fresh issues ahead of this weekend.

With that said, here is all the very latest on the injury front ahead of Sunday's tussle with Ange Postecoglou's side in M16...

Leny Yoro

Injury: Fractured metatarsal

Yoro, who joined United from Lille during the summer transfer window, fractured his metatarsal in the opening game of the club's pre-season tour of the United States. He required surgery and it was forecasted he could be out for up to three months.

However, as reported by the Manchester Evening News earlier this month, he is understood to be already walking without crutches, meaning his recovery is heading in the right direction.

Possible return date: November.

Victor Lindelof

Injury: Toe

Lindelof, who is out of contract at the end of this season, has not featured for United since he was taken off at half-time in their final pre-season friendly against Liverpool in the United States. Speaking ahead of the defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion last month, Ten Hag said he was hopeful the Swede could "return quickly".

However, the centre-back has not made it into a single matchday squad so far this season. He was involved in Tuesday's opening training session at Carrington ahead of the draw with Twente, meaning he could be available this weekend.

Possible return date: September 29 (Tottenham Hotspur H).

Luke Shaw

Injury: Calf

It was announced three days before United's Premier League opener against Fulham that Shaw would miss the start of the season with a calf injury. United, at the time, said he would be working towards the ambition of returning after the September international break.

However, the England international fell short of hitting that target. Ten Hag is now hopeful he will return before the October international break, if not just after.

"I think it's probably, but I can't say it's 100 per cent sure," Ten Hag said on Tuesday morning when asked if Shaw would be back next month. "The plan is just be back before but, as I say I can't say this for 100 per cent for sure it can be short after the break."

Possible return date: Mid-October.

Tyrell Malacia

Injury: Knee

Malacia has not featured for United since the final day of the 2022/23 Premier League season because of a knee injury. He has been working hard on his rehabilitation programme and Ten Hag said he could be back in contention within the next couple of months at the start of August.

Ten Hag explained: "He is not that far [off], but he is now in a progress situation. At a relatively short notice, he can again return into team training and then into team performance in games. I think it would be possible [to be available again] in two months."

Malacia has been back on the grass at Carrington and participated in the warm ups at Carrington on Tuesday.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admits he is "impatient" in his quest to transform the team into a credible force.

United have won only three of their eight games so far this season and were held to a 1-1 draw by Twente in their opening Europa League match at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Tottenham head to United on Sunday as one of their main competitors for a top-four finish and United have scored a meagre five goals in their five Premier League fixtures.

United have invested more than £600million on signings since Ten Hag took over in May 2022 and there were some grumblings from supporters at the conclusion of the draw with Twente.

"When I started, we spoke about more we had to make standards in the dressing room," Ten Hag said. "I think we turned a corner and now we have to work with the squad. That takes time.

"Of course, it's not good behaviour from me, I am impatient, I want to go straight forward. But also be fair, we had success in the last two seasons and we have to work very hard for more success.

"I say it again: we won two trophies in the last two seasons and this season we are also ambitious, don't get us wrong, we want to win another one, we want to be as high as possible, in every game we will go for the win, it doesn't matter who the opponent is."

United have missed more big chances than any other Premier League side this term and Ten Hag reiterated that goalscoring is their biggest problem. "Not scoring goals. Not scoring goals enough," Ten Hag stressed. "That's the problem, that's the key area: to score more goals as a team.

"We have players across the team who have the abilities to score. But it's clear you see all the opportunities we've created, we've not scored enough.

"You always work into a season, you have to build it, the structures in defending, structures in possession, of course. You start with the build-up, I think we have the structures there quite right.

"Across all the games we have more possession than the opponent and then it's about what we do with the possession. We bring the ball into the final third, we bring the ball into the box a lot but we do a lot but we have to take advantage, more benefit of it."

United will have the same squad to choose from against Spurs with defenders Luke Shaw (calf), Tyrell Malacia (knee) and Leny Yoro (metatarsal) all still sidelined.

Spurs beat United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last season and claimed a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford, avoiding defeat to United in a campaign for the first time since 2013-14.

"I think it will be a very intensive game," Ten Hag added. "It always is against Tottenham and I think it's our style as well, I think it's gonna be a very dynamic, attractive game.

"Every opponent has strengths and weaknesses. Tottenham have their strengths, definitely. Their philosophy is very clear, very attacking, but that also leaves space but they take into account and that can maybe help.

"But you have to be very good against Tottenham. If you want to control the game you need again a high performance level then we will create again, and then take your chances."